All About Jazz — By PicoYou know the story: a band goes in the studio to records tracks for an album and finds they recorded more than what they needed for that record, so they leave one or two tracks off of it. You've also seen this play out: a major act comes out w... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Eclecticipher said... Dj Food - A Recipe for Disaster (Ninja Tune) http://eclecticipher.blogspot.com CrimsonKing said... N E W B L O G Wavemaker - Where Are We Captain? Gatto Marte - Sogni di Bimba Calomito - Inaudito Yügen - Labirinto d'Acqua Ku... more info

Guardian Music — This brotherly jazz-metal duo could do to be a little less sweaty metal, a little more complex jazzHometown: Carbondale, Illinois.The lineup: Caleb Bird (guitar), Ashton Bird (drums).The background: We're no mathematicians, but if yesterday's four-pi... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about shoes, real and metaphorical. This week, we want you to suggest songs that affront and derideI think my fave comment of last week was from Williamsbach who made this observation about (another) Carl Perkins song:"Pointed Toe S... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... The Baby & The Satellite (ep) – Micah P. Hinson Left Luggage At The Peveril Hoyel – Six By Seven http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com YankeeBoy said... Escape from Bellevue Barbara Lynn - Oh, Baby (We Got ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here's a great new mixtape from former TX resident Joe Knight -- aka Rangers -- whose stellar new LP, Suburban Tours, was influenced by Knight's youth spent in a faceless Dallas suburb, and has been described as sounding like "a lost Steely Dan sessi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “But the truth is that L.A. was never entirely real anyway, as Steely Dan, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, Larry David and Alan Ball all understood.” – Barney Hoskyns The above quote is from the 2009 forward of author Barney Hoskyns book Waiting Fo... more info

Powerpopulist — Things are kinda quiet in the sphere right now. I'd hoped to have more for you, but a couple of these might be taken down soon, so I feel the need to post. Besides, there's a nice 1-3-2-3-1 symmetry below that means so much to pp and the gang. BTW, t... more info

Altsounds — From his cornerstone role on seminal pop, fusion and jazz recordings with everyone from Chaka Khan and Steely Dan to Chick Corea and Quincy Jones, to his invention of the 6-string contrabass guitar and revolutionary use of a flanger pedal on the O... more info

Said the Gramophone — Steely Dan - "Charlie Freak" I get an email from an old friend, a philologist from Montreal, and he's attached a song for me to hear. It's from an album called Pretzel Logic, a favourite of my brother's, but I've... more info